Troy Polamalu Quotes
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I've always been fascinated by the military, the discipline they have and the sacrifices they make to defend the country. It's something I've always been interested in.
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Some days I'm just flipping through the iPod trying to get pumped, some days I don't want to listen to anything and just focus. From game to game from day to day, whatever people do to motivate themselves, they do. I do all kinds of things.
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As a football player, you just deal with injuries. It's all part of the football game. I've dealt with injuries as much as everybody else. People have dealt with worse injuries than I've dealt with. It's all part of the game, all part of getting that tackle.
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I always try to sacrifice my body for the team.
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Material things aren't important to me.
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I take pride in my life-my wife, my family. I try my best not to have football define the person that I am.
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I try to take what's given to me and then mold it to be a better football player.
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I am a National Football League player of American Samoan heritage. Because of my status as a professional athlete, I have been blessed to play a role in educating players and fans about the culture and history of America's southernmost territory.
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I've never been a fan of individual awards because football is such a team sport. There's so many things that goes into making plays. It's about teammates trusting one another and working together.
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I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.'
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There are very few sports where you can find that tranquility. Some people find that in golf, but when you're in the water it's such a difference from the golf course or the basketball court. That's what makes surfing unique over any other sport.
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The greatest thing for me football-wise is that it's a test of will.
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I became a millionaire overnight by signing a piece of paper. I made more money in that one second than my entire family did in their lifetime.
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I have developed a Samoan mentality. You have to be a gentleman everywhere but on the field.
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Football doesn’t define me. It’s what I do and how I carry out my faith.
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When I cook, it's something nobody else would enjoy.
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Football is pretty much played 16 times a year, where training is kind of a year-round thing.
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A big hit is all part of the game. If you want to make a lot of big hits, you forget about the one you just made and move onto the next one.
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I work barefooted on balance plates. I do explosive squats on balance surfaces that your body has to use muscles it's not used to. It's all kinds of exercises that your body isn't really used to, and it tricks your body into getting stronger every time.
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My hair has become part of my identity; it's almost an appendage to me.